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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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